Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"What do you mean he will listen to me? Doesn't he listen to you? How about this? I'll call him back, and then you can talk to him. After all, you are the head of the county government, and you still have to take charge of economic affairs."

Sun Shicun and Fang Xianzhi quickly discussed the division of labor between them, and the next step was to urgently summon Feng Sizhe back.

Secretary Zhou Xingxing handed the mobile phone to Feng Sizhe, "Leader, Secretary Sun called and said he has something urgent to discuss with you."

"Yeah." Feng Sizhe nodded. Zhou Xingxing seemed to be getting more and more distant from him recently. Or maybe he was no longer focused on his work after he started dating a girlfriend. He thought he had great potential, but now he seems immature. After a while, he will let him go to the township to train. With Wang Ruihua, the director of the government office, she is much more useful than Zhou Xingxing.

"Hello, Secretary Sun, I'm Feng Sizhe."

"Sizhe, please come back to the county as soon as possible. I have something important to discuss with you. County Chief Fang will discuss the details with you, okay?" Sun Shicun said to Feng Sizhe in a negotiating tone. Since he already knew that people were doing this to avoid him, in other words, to get a hold of him, he would of course follow suit.

"Oh, so, then okay, I'll go back now." Feng Sizhe understood the meaning behind Sun Shicun's words, which was the confidence that everything was under control. It seemed that his tricks had not been able to fool others at all. Although others knew this was the case, they still spoke to him in a negotiating tone. This was enough, and it had proved everything. He believed that if something like this happened in the future, they would never embarrass him again. In this way, his goal was achieved, and it was time to go back.

In the office of the mayor of Dahu County, Fang Xianzhi personally poured a cup of tea for Feng Sizhe and handed it to him, then asked with a smile, "How is it, Sizhe? It's been almost a year since you came to work in Dahu. What do you think?"

"Very good, comrades are very good, the work is very good, everything is very good, thank you for your concern, county magistrate." Feng Sizhe stood up quickly. Since others have shown him a respect, he must return it with another ten feet.

"Okay, that's the best. Come on, take a seat, come on, don't stand, haha." Fang Xianzhi patted Feng Sizhe's shoulder with a concerned look on his face, and asked him to sit down. Then he slowly began to explain the meaning of his words. "The situation is like this. This morning, Deputy Secretary He suddenly came to me and Secretary Sun and said that there was a problem with the Yongsheng Casting Factory. The Yuqiang Group in the province suddenly gave up our place because of other projects. Well, to be honest, the investment amount of Yuqiang Group this time is not large. Their withdrawal of investment is also a good thing for Dahu County. I think you and I are both clear about this."

"Oh, so there is such a thing. Didn't Yuqiang Group submit an application to our county? How can they go back on their word? This is not acceptable. As a business person, this is also against the rules. I think our county can find a way to sue them. By then, I believe they will still come to our Dahu County to invest." Feng Sizhe pretended to know nothing and kept giving Fang Xianzhi advice.

Listening to Feng Sizhe's words, Fang Xianzhi cursed him in his heart, "You are the one who caused all these things, how could you not know it?" But he said with a bitter face, "Well, how can I put it? Yuqiang Group is not easy to mess with. Besides, didn't I just say that the conditions they proposed are not fair to the county, the people of the county, and the workers of the foundry. It's a good thing that they can withdraw their investment. If they leave, they leave. Why should we go and cause trouble for them, right?"

"Oh, since the county committee has already reached its own opinion, I will obey it. Well, county magistrate, you also know that there are a lot of things to deal with in agriculture. You informed me of this matter, and I understand that I personally obey the decision of the county committee. Do you think I can go back now? I just went to Shisanli Town and found that a lot of agricultural work there is not well prepared. I still have to give them some pointers in some aspects." As he spoke, Feng Sizhe stood up and acted as if he was about to leave for Shisanli Town.

Seeing Feng Sizhe play such a trick, Fang Xianzhi sighed inwardly. It was he who had taken away other people's good idea in the first place, and now he had to taste the bitter fruit, which was retribution. It seemed that he had to say a few soft words to him, otherwise, seeing that he was not going to accept this new job.

"Hey, Sizhe, why are you in such a hurry? Agricultural work cannot be done overnight. Besides, there is still some time before sowing. There is still time. Actually, I have something I want to talk to you about. Please sit down first." Fang Xianzhi said to Feng Sizhe in a voice as soft as possible.

It was obvious that Fang Xianzhi had already shown signs of giving in, so Feng Sizhe didn't want to push him too hard, so he followed his words and sat down again, "Okay, since the county magistrate still has something to say to me, I'll just listen."

"Haha, what a good comrade who obeys assignments. It's not easy." Fang Xianzhi quickly put on a high hat, and then he slowly said, "Hey, I know that the problems of Yongsheng Casting Factory and Dahu Lighter Factory were originally raised by you, and the reform plan was also yours. I also admit that I was afraid that your workload would be too heavy, so I took over the two tasks. I thought that as long as we had your ideas, these tasks could be done well in my hands and in the hands of Deputy Secretary He, and you would also have a share of the credit at that time, but..."

It was hard to describe. Fang Xianzhi sighed and continued, "But some things always seem simple, but once you really start doing them, you realize that they are not the case at all. In reality, there are always complicated problems that we didn't expect, so things have been delayed for so long and no good results have been achieved. I was wrong about this."

After some self-criticism, Fang Xianzhi turned to Feng Sizhe and said, "So, considering the difficulty of the matter, I discussed with Secretary Sun and decided to let someone else shoulder this burden. This person must be courageous, capable, visionary, and have a strong sense of professionalism. After thinking about it, the only person in Dahu County who can do this job is you, County Magistrate Feng. That's why I was entrusted by Secretary Sun to talk to you. I hope you can accept the burden of Yongsheng Casting Factory and revive this factory according to your ideas. Do you have the confidence?"

It can be said that Fang Xianzhi was looking at Feng Sizhe with an encouraging look at this moment. He was only waiting for the other party to agree that he had confidence, and then his work would be handed over, and he would not have to worry about this matter in the future.

However, Feng Sizhe's answer was beyond his expectation. "Comrade County Magistrate, I have no confidence."

"Ah! Ah?" Fang Xianzhi was about to say that it was great, but when he heard that he had no confidence in his answer, he was immediately shocked, "You...what did you just say?"

"I said I have no confidence, County Magistrate." Feng Sizhe repeated his previous answer.

"Then...then how can you not have confidence?" Fang Xianzhi asked somewhat confusedly, as if he thought he had heard wrong.

"Secretary He has been in charge of this all along. If I suddenly intervene, people who don't know me will think I am taking over someone else's job, which is not conducive to unity. In addition, I personally think that the problems of Yongsheng Casting Factory are indeed rotten to the core, and restructuring is necessary. There is nothing wrong with Yuqiang Group's approach. Even if I were to do it, I would still use his method. They really can't do it, which is enough to show the seriousness of the problems of this factory. So I doubt whether I can do it well. If I can't do it well, wouldn't it be a betrayal of the leaders' trust in me, and then I will have no confidence."

Feng Sizhe answered in a serious tone. No matter from which perspective, what he said made sense and his reasons were sufficient.

"Oh, that's not a problem. Deputy Secretary He won't have any ideas. I'll ask him to talk to you about this matter in person, so that others won't say anything. And since the county committee believes in your ability and wants to hand over the Yongsheng issue to you, naturally everything will be done according to your wishes. As long as you think it's right for you, just do it. Secretary Sun and I will fully support your work." Fang Xianzhi didn't care whether Feng Sizhe had it or not at this time. In short, he had to dispel his concerns. As he said, it seems that only Feng Sizhe can do this job now. Let's not talk about his ability. If this matter is handed over to others, will Yuqiang Group know about it? Will they retaliate? In the face of their counterattack and suppression, who else can stand up in Dahu County except Feng Sizhe? For this reason, only Feng Sizhe can do it now, and only if he does it, others can't say anything. Only if he does it can this matter be done well.

After Fang Xianzhi said all this, he saw that Feng Sizhe didn't seem to be willing to agree, so he gritted his teeth and admitted it without caring about his face, "Sizhe, I admit that I was selfish in my work a while ago. I was afraid that you would do too much and surpass me as the county magistrate, so I took away the two jobs that should have belonged to you. I made a mistake in my promise to you on this point, and I hope you can understand. At the same time, please look at the people of Dahu and the employees in the factory and agree to take over the matter, because I believe in you and believe that you can save these two factories?"

"Two factories?" Feng Sizhe asked back. Isn't there only one Yongsheng Casting Factory? How come there are two now?